Saturday, May 31, 2008

Indy Transponder 31-May 1550z

Refueling the Thunderbirds - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ
The Thunderbirds, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, will be at McGuire Air Force Base this weekend for the 2008 Air Expo. In order to fly across the ...
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2008/05/refueling_the_thunderbirds.html

Anchor Pulls 9 Gs With Air Force Thunderbirds - NBC 10.com, PA
It will include a performance by the famed Air Force Thunderbirds. On Friday, the daring pilots took NBC 10's Dawn Timmeney high in the sky for a preview. ...
http://www.nbc10.com/slideshows/16440204/detail.html

Riding with the Thunderbirds - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ
Rob Skelton, of the US Air Force Thunderbirds, for a ride on an F16-D jet. The Thunderbirds are visiting New Jersey for this weekend's air show at McGuire ...
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2008/05/riding_with_the_thunderbirds.html

Reporter gets first taste of flying as Sky-Fest kicks off - Madison Messenger, VA
As Sky-Fest gets under way and air traffic races over Danville, it’s definitely interesting to see what these pilots see, both inside the plane and the view ...
http://tinyurl.com/58qkqf

Parachute Team Prepares For Air Show - Portage Online, Canada
The SkyHawks Parachute Team will perform as part of the show, and Master Corporal James Martin is looking forward to showcasing the teams skills in the ...
http://tinyurl.com/54uw6n

Mac Morrison - AutoWeek
We get a first-hand taste of the Red Bull Air Race World Series By MAC MORRISON You might imagine that fights broke out amongst the AutoWeek staff when Red ...
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/FREE/219781417/1024

Pilots prepare for high-speed races over Detroit River - WTOL, OH
AP - May 30, 2008 7:34 PM ET DETROIT (AP) - A dozen pilots are in Detroit this weekend to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Series over the Detroit ...
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8403924

Talk about a wing and a prayer - DetNews.com, MI
The 73-floor main tower took a nudge toward the Detroit River around noon when the Red Bull Air Race fliers started practice runs for shows today and Sunday ...
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080531/AUTO01/805310406/1148

Airport projects almost under way - Craig Daily Press, CO
Hoberg said construction work should not impact the Air Fest, planned as part of the Craig Centennial Celebration on July 19. Officials plan on several Air ...
http://tinyurl.com/5u2o34

Famous flyers 'awe-inspiring' - The Northwest Florida Daily News, FL
OKALOOSA ISLAND - By the hundreds, four generations connected with history and heroism Friday as the Doolittle Raiders Homecoming converged on the Emerald ...
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/raiders_8256___article.html/coast_beach.html

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Doolittle Raiders Visit Panhandle - WJHG-TV, FL
One of the most famous missions during World War II was known as the Doolittle Raid. The raiders trained at Eglin Air Force Base and some of the surviving ...
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/19410039.html

Acrobat pilot killed in crash (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) via Aviation & Aerospace News
A pilot was killed when his plane crashed during an aeronautical display on the NSW south coast on Saturday afternoon.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080531/2/17322.html

Busy Skies Over Southport - Pembina Valley Online, Canada
Today its Canadian Armed Forces Day, and Lieutenant Colonel Darryl Shyiak says Snowbirds, Skyhawks, an American F-16, a Harvard 2 from Moosejaw, ...
http://tinyurl.com/5slhuv

OC Air Show To Feature US Coast Guard SAR Demo from Aero-News Network
Firebirds Team Will Replace US Jet Officials with the OC Air Show announced this week additions to the performer lineup for the inaugural event, taking place above the beach and boardwalk in Ocean City, MD on June 10-11. The show will feature military aircraft demonstrations, low-altitude flyovers and civilian aerobatic performances from noon to 3 p.m. both days.
http://tinyurl.com/3mgpw2

Fly in a WWII bomber - Cincinnati Enquirer, OH
Here's an offer you don't get every day - a chance to ride in a World War II-vintage B-17 bomber, known as the Flying Fortress. The Liberty Belle, one of 14
http://tinyurl.com/3fwjo7

Wannabe aviators take to the skies in WWII-era planes - The Citizen's Voice, PA
“I’ma World War II flight instructor and 60 years later I’m getting to fly in it,” Broody said. “I’m like a kid in a candy store.” Gina Moore, of Nashville, ...
http://tinyurl.com/4e6vdw

Aviation legends to soar again (Montgomery Advertiser) via Aviation & Aerospace
Legends in aviation are coming to town next week for the 2008 Gathering of Eagles.
http://tinyurl.com/3wuhtl

AFM to donate 1950s helicopter to Aviation Museum via Alert 5
The Armed Forces of Malta has donate its retired Agusta Bell 47G2 Helicopter ER AS7201 to a museum. The helicopter first enter operations back in the 1950s with the West German Air Force. It was donated to Malta in the 1970s.
http://tinyurl.com/54a7ll

Chesterfield seeks science center and aviation museum - Richmond Times Dispatch, VA
At least 85 percent of the science center/aviation museum would be funded through the private sector, according to an appropriations request that ...
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-31-0178.html

US ambassador marks NORAD anniversary in Manitoba capital - The Canadian Press, WINNIPEG
The Canadian Air Force Snowbirds roared through the skies over Winnipeg, as part of a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of NORAD, the North American ...
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqxfstZTUHtrq0ynu_mBYY-BV_Ag

Northern skies' eyes reach half-century milestone - Winnipeg Sun, Canada
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIA Canada's world-famous Snowbirds soared right over the Manitoba Legislature yesterday morning, followed minutes later by the ...
http://winnipegsun.com/News/Manitoba/2008/05/31/5729141-sun.html

Jam-busting measures for Cosford - expressandstar.com, UK
The Midlands’ biggest flying extravaganza will feature displays by the Red Arrows and other aircraft. Show organisers and traffic officers are hoping to ...
http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/05/31/jam-busting-measures-for-cosford/

Hanger Tales - Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor
How not to get your fighter name
http://www.warbirds-online.org/?p=593

New pass lets residents go to 7 Polk attractions - Orlando Sentinel, FL
... Bok Tower Gardens, Explorations V Children's Museum, Florida Air Museum, Polk Museum of Art, and the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum. ...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-polkpass3108may31,0,3459649.story

What's happening - Port Clinton News Herald, OH
The Young Eagles program provides interested young people, between the ages of 8 and 17, the opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane ...
http://tinyurl.com/6f2355

Young Eagles rally - The Beacon-Villager, MA
All those between ages 8 and 17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, May 10, from 9 am to noon as EAA Chapter 196 hosts a Young Eagles ...
http://www.wickedlocal.com/maynard/news/news_calendar/x1658007236

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